Production of aromatic fine chemicals from non-food biomass in
bio-refineries linked to the production of biofuels is a trend that is
picking up recently. The advances in Metabolic Engineering and
Bioprocess Optimization have helped in enhancing the microbial
conversion rate of biomass into aromatic compounds, which was expensive
in the past.

Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the aromatics market in 2017,
accounting for $75.0 billion or 40.3% share in the market. This was due
to high consumption of aromatics in crude oil refining, automotive and
pharmaceutical industries. North America was the second largest region
in the aromatics market in 2017, accounting for 19.7% share in the
market. Middle East was the smallest region in the aromatics market in
2017, accounting for 4.0% share in the market.